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0 pointsalickz5mo ago0 comments

If you write a screenplay (the idea), and direct actors to act it out according to your vision (the implementation), did you _create_ the film?

I think my answer would be "Does it matter?"

If it brings joy to you or others, who cares about the semantics of creation

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A screenplay isn't just an idea; it's an implementation of an idea.

shakna5mo ago

Nope. Films acknowledge a difference between the writers, the book that inspired it, and the director.

You kind of missed the “and direct actors to play it out” part. If you did all of that, that’s essentially the creator.

shakna5mo ago

... What was the last word in my comment?

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0 pointsalickz5mo ago0 comments

If you write a screenplay (the idea), and direct actors to act it out according to your vision (the implementation), did you _create_ the film?

I think my answer would be "Does it matter?"

If it brings joy to you or others, who cares about the semantics of creation

A screenplay isn't just an idea; it's an implementation of an idea.

shakna5mo ago

Nope. Films acknowledge a difference between the writers, the book that inspired it, and the director.

You kind of missed the “and direct actors to play it out” part. If you did all of that, that’s essentially the creator.

shakna5mo ago

... What was the last word in my comment?

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse